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Santa Lucia

3017 S Wells St

Last inspected Jan 24, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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ImprovingThe latest inspection recorded fewer violations than the one before it. Review the dated records below.

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2 inspections

Canvass

Jan 24, 2025

Pass

1 recorded violation

notedCode 38Pests

Official wording

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Inspector’s notes

6-202.15: OBSERVED THE DOUBLE DOORS AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS NEAR THE CAFETERIA WITH AN OPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

In plain English

The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.

More about signs of rodents or insects

Official record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Jan 24, 2025 · Original Source

Canvass

Dec 16, 2024

Fail

2 recorded violations

notedCode 10Handwashing

Official wording

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Inspector’s notes

OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE GIRLS AND BOYS' TOILET ROOMS ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR. TEMPERATURE OF WATER RANGED 61.0F-64.0F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT (100.0F) AND COLD RUNNING AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.

More about handwashing problems
notedCode 38Pests

Official wording

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Inspector’s notes

OBSERVED THE DOUBLE DOORS AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS NEAR THE CAFETERIA WITH AN OPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

In plain English

The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.

More about signs of rodents or insects

Official record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Dec 16, 2024 · Original Source

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